Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man ... courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Though my eyes cannot see beyond what I can see, I can see beyond what I cannot see

I contend that those who Agape can only administer mercy and grace."~R. Alan Woods [2012]

I just voted for Jesse Jackson !

It is a difficult thing to like anybody else's ideas of being funny.

There is so much fragility in kissing, in other people: It is all glass.

Honesty is often the best policy, but sometimes the appearance of it is worth six of it.

For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.

Kids get very animated when it comes to food and it's nice to see how they react.